The National Cemeteries of the Alleghenies (NCOTA) needs Trash Removal Services for a period of a Base plus four option years. -- S205

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration is soliciting trash removal services for the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies (NCOTA) located in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. The contract requires weekly pickup and disposal of non-hazardous waste using one 6-cubic-yard front-load dumpster for general trash and one 2-cubic-yard front-load dumpster for recyclables, with an estimated 52 loads per year for each container. Key requirements include maintaining factory-new or newly refurbished dumpsters, performing pickups during normal business hours (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday) while coordinating with the Contracting Officer's Representative, ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental regulations and OSHA requirements, and maintaining professional conduct appropriate to cemetery operations. Awards will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis using a firm fixed price structure. Critical dates include a mandatory site visit on February 25, 2026 (10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST), a deadline for solicitation questions of February 26, 2026, and a proposal submission deadline of March 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST, with responses required via email to Hugh O'Neil (Hugh.ONeil@va.gov) and Joselito Roman (Joselito.Roman@va.gov).

This procurement is exclusively set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 562111 with a business size standard of $47.0 million, and offerors must maintain current SBA SDVOSB certification and perform at least 50 percent of the work. The contract structure includes a base year running from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, plus four optional one-year extension periods, for a potential five-year contract term. Prevailing wage rates apply under Wage Determination 2015-4235 (Revision 32), with hourly rates ranging from $11.15 to $50.92 depending on occupational classification, plus mandatory fringe benefits including health and welfare compensation of $5.55 per hour and paid sick leave provisions. Offerors must submit four volumes including company information, a technical proposal with key personnel and staffing plan, minimum three past performance questionnaires from similar projects completed within the last five years, and a pricing schedule in Excel format. The place of performance is 1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania 15017.